What do you do?

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What do you do?

September 23, 2006, 03:17:00 AM

I remember this thread a while ago, must have been on the old board as its not here.

I still remember at the time of the first thread I was working at sprawl-mart *cringe* but got out of there (stopped showing up actually, quite funny, good drinking story) Worked at a call center for a while, activating sears cards, signing people up for capital one cards then moving on to selling internet service before I was fired, talked myself back in to a job then quit the next day (another good one)

For the last 4-5 months i've been working in a fabricating & small engine repair shop, definatally the best job i've ever had, small son & pop run place. We mainly build sawmills on the fabricating side of things (http://www.portablebandsawmill.com pics are kinda dated, mills are regularily updated/redesigned) but also do skidoo/atv trailers and basically whatever anyone comes through the doors and asks for. On the small engine repair side we do just that, quads, ski-doo's, dirtbikes, scooters, outboards, you name it. We also part out quite a few (pgsaw on ebay)

Its a fun job and its always something different, Like today I came in bs'd with the boss about his stolen truck and quad, then ****ed the dog for an while before making some washers on the lathe. Then I welded and set a pile of bandsaw blades, repaied a broken mill (new shaft & wheels) I then had to man the door for a while when the boss went to claim his truck out of the impound. After lunch I chased electrical gremlins on an arctic cat quad, prepped a mill for powder coating, unloaded a couple more quads for repairs, dug out a wind generator from the corner of the shop, then lit a KX80 on fire before sweeping up the shop and coming home.

Sounds fun eh?

So what do you do?

What do you do?

Reply #1 – September 23, 2006, 03:30:42 AM

im a door greeter aka bouncer of American. thats right i said it im a half ass bouncer. i cant throw people out or hit them or tell them to leave put i do get to look bad at the door and scary little kids. it is tha most boring job on this planet and i hate it! it was cool for the first two months now it sucks. ive ben there for 6 months and this is my first job so leaving at this time isnt an option but i use around a gallon of gas to and from work plus lunch time drive so there goes some money before i even get there. i cant complain too much because i making 8.09 an hour to do nothing but stamp recipts, hand out ads and look good. pretty kick ass job if you dont mind being bored 20 hours a week.

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Reply #2 – September 23, 2006, 08:32:46 AM

I'm a part time computer operator for MedStar health in Baltimore.
Basically my job consists of showing up and monitoring interfaces for 12 hours. I'm responsible for swapping/ running back-ups, printing month end reports and some payroll stuff. It's a really easy job and considering I'm in college full time, it works out because I can do my homework, study and so on. Money wise, it's great for me. I'm buying a new car with what I'm making and paying other bills with some money left over. I've been here two years.

My schedule kind of sucks though, I have 2 days off every 14 days because of school and work. I pull 32-36 hours of work each week plus 3 long days at school.

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Reply #3 – September 23, 2006, 10:14:41 AM

i build race cars.

mainly open wheel dirt stuff. sprint car, midgets, mini-sprints. we do some pavement stuff too. same type of cars though; focus midgets, sprints, silver crown cars.

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Reply #4 – September 23, 2006, 10:18:25 AM

I'm a stay at home mom.....best job I've ever had.

I've also been a Hair Stylist, a cashier for a grocery store, and a prep cook at a truck stop.

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Reply #5 – September 23, 2006, 10:41:59 AM

I'm a kitchen bitch at a local restrant. I do anything from server to prep chef to dish bitch. But I get 6.50/hr for it. 4-9 after school, 9-8 on saturday if I want it and all sundays off

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Reply #6 – September 23, 2006, 11:13:14 AM

Basically I trace construction/engineering drawings in AutoCAD all day if left alone... but that rarely happens. On occassion I get to go down to the sites and measure every inch of space in the facility. Being the only guy in the whole office half the time I'm usually moving something or fetching something. Being the youngest I'm not really taken seriously half the time either. Everybody in there has kids as old as me. I fix the computers, network, printers, plotters, phones, whatever... I have to deal with engineers from sub-contractors because no one else will, and thank goodness Friday was my last day because it was not worth the measly 8 bucks an hour I was paid.

But I will say the best part was choosing my own hours. Flexible hours are worth more than gold to me.

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Reply #7 – September 23, 2006, 11:21:06 AM

I graduated from college in may and I can't find a job, course I also can't figure out what I wanna do for a living. Something like tbirdscott is doing sounds like something I would like to do, but I can't seem to get on doing anything like that because I don't have any credentials. Right now I work at sears, which is enough to pay the bills, but I want something more satisfying, that I can earn a living doing. I'm kinda thinking about going to a technical school or somethin, learn a trade, I dunno.

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Reply #8 – September 23, 2006, 11:23:35 AM

I work at Crete Carrier. A trucking company based out of Lincoln as a Lan/Server Tech. We have 3 trucking lines and 2 insurance companies. So if you ever see a red Crete Carrier Truck, a blue Shaffer truck (based out of new kingstown PA) or a maroon Hunt flat bed that's us.

Basically I'm a do all guy. I do servers, helpdesk, hardware repair, printers, faxes etc. I do a little of a lot of things in the tech field. Even a little AS400 operations.

tc

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Reply #9 – September 23, 2006, 11:30:37 AM

I'm what I'd like to call a "Cash Engineer" at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse here in Tucson, AZ. I enjoy my job though, it's a lot more fun when your surrounded by friendly, fun, and most importantly, COMPETENT people.

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Reply #10 – September 23, 2006, 11:37:50 AM

Scott why did you **** a dog?

I'm a freelance IT guy.

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Reply #11 – September 23, 2006, 12:02:15 PM

Semi trailer/chassis/container mechanic at a rail yard.

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Reply #12 – September 23, 2006, 12:04:47 PM

I work at a parts store chain. O O O Oreilly auto parts. Nothing special there. Answer the phone look up parts, fetch parts, sell parts, put on wiper blades, make hydrulic hoses, mix paint, deliver parts, Just all the basics there are in a parts store. I've worked for the company 2+ years this time and I worked for them one time before for six months until I broke my back. I've also worked in there acqusistions department traveling around buying out other parts stores. I think I have a great job even though I have to work until 8pm somtimes. Can't complain hangin out sellin parts and talking about cars all day.

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Reply #13 – September 23, 2006, 12:13:22 PM

I'm a production line welder, building railroad cars for National Steel Car. Been there for over 3 years now.
Next time you see a train, look for a small round logo, on it that says "built by NSC" And I probably made it. Great job. easy work, LOTS of welding. Right now I am getting $25/hour 40+hours per week + full benifits. But by the end of the contract I will be above $26:cool:

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Reply #14 – September 23, 2006, 01:03:51 PM

ah i deliver groceries. pretty good job bennies 12 bucks an hour. tips, in a truck most of the shift. so no manager to really bother you. and if your good and do you job you never get bothered.

only down side of the job is apartment bulidings old people comunities college dorms. all a major problem with parking and hard to find places. and we have some trouble areas we go to .
http://www.peapod.com or http://www.stopandshop.com and look for peapod.